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    The Mysteries of History

    Graeme Donald

    As Napoleon once observed, history is largely a set of lies agreed upon by the winners and, once a lie attains the dignity of age, it becomes the truth. As…

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    Words of a Feather: An Etymological Explanation of Astonishing Word Pairs

    Graeme Donald

    Is there any PRESTIGE in a STRAITJACKET? When does a CLIQUE become a CLICHE? And what has MORRIS DANCING to do with MAURITANIA? In this witty volume, Graeme Donald explores…

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    Lies, Damned Lies and History: A Catalogue of Historical Errors and Misunderstandings

    Graeme Donald

    Lies, Damned Lies & History

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    Loose Cannons: 101 Myths, Mishaps and Misadventurers of Military History

    Graeme Donald

    Who tried to bomb Japan with bats? Who invented the air-gun in 250BC? Which stories should we believe? The so-called Dambusters raid was all but ineffective; the Hurricane not the…

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    When the Earth Was Flat: All the Bits of Science We Got Wrong

    Graeme Donald

    When the Earth Was Flat tells the fascinating story behind scientific theories we once believed to be true, and shows how the way we view the world, and the way…

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    Fake History: From Mozart’s Murder to Cleopatra’s Asp

    Graeme Donald

    Fake History is an entertaining romp through the centuries, uncovering the fundamental inaccuracies and misleading parts of our past.

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    Ultimate Reality and its Dissidents: A Philosophy of Life

    Graeme Donald Snooks

    This book embodies a search for the ultimate reality in life; that unbearable truth from which we all shelter in the lowlands. Only those who delight in braving the alpine…

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    Ark of the Sun: the improbable voyage of life

    Graeme Donald Snooks

    ARK OF THE SUN provides an entirely new and holistic explanation for the origin and transformation of both life and human society. It does so by employing the revolutionary, demand-driven…

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    Global Transition: A General Theory of Economic Development

    Graeme Donald Snooks

    Global Transition is a study that analyses the problems and prospects of the Third World by building on the theoretical contribution - the dynamic-strategy model - made in the author’s…

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    Without Fear

    Graeme Vivian Donald

    Graeme Vivian Donald, a former pilot in the RAF, saw active service throughout World War II. Encouraged by a childhood friend, Donald learned to fly aeroplanes at the airfield near…

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    The Death of Zarathustra: Notes on Truth for the Risk-Taker

    Graeme Donald Snooks (Australian National University Canberra)

    This book explores truth in human society - its nature, role, and future. But it does so in an unorthodox way, by employing a fictional framework. Truth conveyed within a…

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    Dead God Rising: Religion and Science in the Universal Life-System

    Graeme Donald Snooks (Australian National University Canberra)

    Dead God Rising provides a completely original explanation for the many religions and myths that have arisen in human society. In particular, it exposes the mechanism by which human religion…

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    Winston Churchill and the German Question in British Foreign Policy, 1918-1922

    Donald Graeme Boadle

    And he burst forth into an eloquent diatribe on the shortness of human life, the immensity of possible human accomplishment - a theme so well exploited by the poets, prophets…

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    The Coming Eclipse: Or, The Triumph of Climate Mitigation Over Solar Revolution

    Graeme Donald Snooks (Australian National University Canberra)

    THE COMING ECLIPSE deals with the most important issue of our era, and deals with it in a unique way. This book is concerned with a critical choice of futures…

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    Setting a Precedent: The Evolution of the Australian Law Librarians’ Association 1969-2009

    Donald Barker,Fiona Brown,Graeme Johanson

    This well-researched official history describes the unique services provided by law library staff to Australian lawyers. Librarians, lawyers, historians, academics, researchers and supporters who read it will all be enthralled…

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    Computational Morphology: Practical Mechanisms for the English Lexicon

    Alan Black (Carnegie Mellon University),Stephen Guy Pulman (Somerville College),Graeme Donald Ritchie,Graham Russell

    Computational Morphology is the first book to present an integrated set of techniques for the rigorous description of morphological phenomena in English and similar languages.

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    Aromatherapy, Massage and Relaxation in Cancer Care: An Integrative Resource for Practitioners

    This book offers an integrated approach to aromatherapy, massage and relaxation therapies for cancer care and is a complete toolbox of practical resources and techiques to support therapists for all…

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    Veterinary Research at the University of Sydney: The First Century

    At the time of European colonisation of Australia, veterinary medicine was a young profession, and there was little money or time for it. Even by 1910, when the University of…

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    Music and Autism: Speaking for Ourselves

    Michael Bakan (Professor of Ethnomusicology, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Florida State University),Graeme Gibson,Elizabeth J. Grace,Zena Hamelson

    The musical talents and affinities of autistic people are widely recognized, but few have thought to ask autistic people themselves about how they make and experience music, and why it…

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